Climatic Relationship of Vegetation in Forest Stands in the Mediterranean Vegetation Belt of the Eastern Adriatic
The Mediterranean vegetation belt on the eastern Adriatic covers an area of nearly 15,000 km<sup>2</sup>. It is comprised of forest stands that can be divided into three vegetation zones based on the presence of certain plant species within each: sub-Mediterranean, eu-Mediterranean, and...
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| author | Damir Ugarković Vinko Paulić Irena Šapić Igor Poljak Mario Ančić Ivica Tikvić Igor Stankić |
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| description | The Mediterranean vegetation belt on the eastern Adriatic covers an area of nearly 15,000 km<sup>2</sup>. It is comprised of forest stands that can be divided into three vegetation zones based on the presence of certain plant species within each: sub-Mediterranean, eu-Mediterranean, and steno-Mediterranean. The dominant ecological factors result in the domination of specific tree species within the floral composition between these vegetation zones. The aim of this study was to collect climate data from 38 weather stations over a 30-year period to compare climate data and bioclimate properties in the area of these three vegetation zones. The results confirmed statistically significant differences between the main climatic elements and most bioclimatic indices between the vegetation zones. Cooler and more humid conditions were found in the sub-Mediterranean zone, warmer and somewhat drier conditions in the eu-Mediterranean zone, and particularly pronounced warm and dry conditions in the steno-Mediterranean zone. However, the analysis of the main components for researching climate parameters showed that the mean annual air temperature, average minimum air temperature of the coldest month of the year and continentality index, length of the dry season, and de Martonne aridity index contribute the most to the grouping of vegetation in forest stands in the Mediterranean vegetation belt of the eastern Adriatic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8800f7af62941dba94e7ba687bfd0ce2023-11-23T22:52:30ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332022-10-011310170910.3390/atmos13101709Climatic Relationship of Vegetation in Forest Stands in the Mediterranean Vegetation Belt of the Eastern AdriaticDamir Ugarković0Vinko Paulić1Irena Šapić2Igor Poljak3Mario Ančić4Ivica Tikvić5Igor Stankić6Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaEnergy Institute Hrvoje Požar, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaThe Mediterranean vegetation belt on the eastern Adriatic covers an area of nearly 15,000 km<sup>2</sup>. It is comprised of forest stands that can be divided into three vegetation zones based on the presence of certain plant species within each: sub-Mediterranean, eu-Mediterranean, and steno-Mediterranean. The dominant ecological factors result in the domination of specific tree species within the floral composition between these vegetation zones. The aim of this study was to collect climate data from 38 weather stations over a 30-year period to compare climate data and bioclimate properties in the area of these three vegetation zones. The results confirmed statistically significant differences between the main climatic elements and most bioclimatic indices between the vegetation zones. Cooler and more humid conditions were found in the sub-Mediterranean zone, warmer and somewhat drier conditions in the eu-Mediterranean zone, and particularly pronounced warm and dry conditions in the steno-Mediterranean zone. However, the analysis of the main components for researching climate parameters showed that the mean annual air temperature, average minimum air temperature of the coldest month of the year and continentality index, length of the dry season, and de Martonne aridity index contribute the most to the grouping of vegetation in forest stands in the Mediterranean vegetation belt of the eastern Adriatic.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/10/1709bioclimateeastern Adriatic coastprecipitationtemperaturepubescent oakholm oak |
| spellingShingle | Damir Ugarković Vinko Paulić Irena Šapić Igor Poljak Mario Ančić Ivica Tikvić Igor Stankić Climatic Relationship of Vegetation in Forest Stands in the Mediterranean Vegetation Belt of the Eastern Adriatic Atmosphere bioclimate eastern Adriatic coast precipitation temperature pubescent oak holm oak |
| title | Climatic Relationship of Vegetation in Forest Stands in the Mediterranean Vegetation Belt of the Eastern Adriatic |
| title_full | Climatic Relationship of Vegetation in Forest Stands in the Mediterranean Vegetation Belt of the Eastern Adriatic |
| title_fullStr | Climatic Relationship of Vegetation in Forest Stands in the Mediterranean Vegetation Belt of the Eastern Adriatic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climatic Relationship of Vegetation in Forest Stands in the Mediterranean Vegetation Belt of the Eastern Adriatic |
| title_short | Climatic Relationship of Vegetation in Forest Stands in the Mediterranean Vegetation Belt of the Eastern Adriatic |
| title_sort | climatic relationship of vegetation in forest stands in the mediterranean vegetation belt of the eastern adriatic |
| topic | bioclimate eastern Adriatic coast precipitation temperature pubescent oak holm oak |
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